A.Word.A.Day--orotund

orotund (OR-uh-tund) adjective

1. Strong, clear, rich (as in voice or speech).

2. Pompous, bombastic.

[Contraction of Latin ore rotundo (with a round mouth), from ore, from os
(mouth) + rotundo, from rotundus (round), from Indo-European root ret-
(to run or roll). Other words derived from the same root are rodeo, roll,
rotary, rotate, rotund, roulette, and round.]

"Beaming his broad smile, Geoffrey Holder sets a few baby lettuce
leaves and a slice of tomato on a plate. 'You must take chances,
ad lib, im-pro-viiiisse,' he says, his orotund voice caressing the
last word."
Dana Jacobi; Harmony in the Kitchen; Vegetarian Times (Glen Allen,
Virginia); Jun 1, 2001.

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